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OpenStudy (anonymous):

There are two consecutive odd numbers such that five times the smaller plus twice the greater is 25. What is the smaller number?

OpenStudy (gorv):

let first is x second will be x+2 as they are consecutive(like 5,7) 5*x+2*(x+2)=25 5x+2x+4=25 7x=21 x=3

OpenStudy (gorv):

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